thank you murph - i'd been meaning and meaning and meaning to get here. 'will write more soon' is fast becoming my mantra, deeply as i am immersed in the work of nurturing a little one. she was born a little over eight weeks ago (three weeks early), peacefully at home. things got started with a leaky bag of waters and two days of mild early labor contractions. after a heavy duty acupuncture treatment, active labor went so quickly that it was over almost before we realized it had started! the midwives arrived when i was at transition, and once they finally convinced me to lay down so they could check my dilation, i was complete and she was born two glorious pushes later. and she's a miracle and a marvel and i'm a little less exhausted today than i was the first few weeks, but only a little. but i never ever thought i could be this in love. i never thought smelling someone's head over and over again would be the supreme height of happiness. but it is. from ...